Colleferro - Colleferro

Colleferro is a city in the region Lazio.

To know

Geographical notes

The city of Colleferro, in whose territory the Sacco river flows, is located in the Sacco Valley.

How to orient yourself

How to get

By car

• A1 Milan-Naples motorway - Colleferro has its own toll booth on the autosole, which can also be used to reach neighboring municipalities.
• State Road N. 6 - Casilina - Colleferro is crossed by the important road artery represented by the Casilina State Road, which connects the city of Rome with Frosinone, Cassino, Caserta up to Capua.
• Palianense Provincial Road - The Palianense is a provincial road that connects Colleferro to the cities of Paliano, Bellegra, Olevano Romano and others in the Ciociaria hinterland.
• Provincial road Carpinetana - The Carpinetana State Road (also known by the urban name of Via Carpinetana) is a road that initially connected Via Casilina to the Municipality of Carpineto Romano, crossing the hamlet of Pantano (Segni), and the territories of Gavignano and Montelanico.
• Ariana Provincial Road - Formerly Strada Statale Ariana, also known by the urban name of Via Latina, connects Colleferro to the town of Artena passing through the quarter of the Quarto Kilometro.

On the train

The Colleferro Railway Station (full name Colleferro-Segni-Paliano), guarantees connections both with Rome (trains about every hour) and with Frosinone and Cassino.

By bus

Through the regional lines of the COTRAL service, Colleferro can be reached from all neighboring countries.

How to get around

By public transport

Colleferro has a bus service (COTRAL) and circulars (Corsi and Pampanelli).

What see

• Air-raid shelters, Via Roma, 8. free. remnant of the Second World War, in which about 3000 civilians found shelter during the bombing; most of the 6 km of the "Refuges" can still be visited on the day of Santa Barbara (4 December) and during the Christmas holidays. More news [1]^{[link not working]}. 

Events and parties

• Colleferrina summer, Viale Europa. free. summer party organized by the municipality where every evening for over a month alternating evenings of music, dances and shows with well-known names from the world of entertainment, all free and full of stands for eating and other genres. 
• Cinema under the stars, Viale Europa. when the Colleferrina Summer is over, the cinema under the stars takes its place, the municipality offers a month free of the films just released in that year. 
• Enchant Street, the entire city. free. By enchant road we mean various initiatives offered by the municipality to the population that generally start from mid-December and end with the befana, and consist of events in various public places, religious anniversaries, concerts, attractions for the little ones in the city streets etc. . 
• The thousand and one stars, Corso Filippo Turati. free. parade that takes place on 25 June created by the shopkeepers of the Corso and where Colleferrini boys and girls take part. 
• feast of St. Anthony of Padua. free. takes place on the third Sunday of June 
• feast of San Bruno, Church of San Bruno, Via dei Pioppi. free. takes place from 18 to 20 June 
• feast of Sant'Anna, Mazzini square. free. takes place from 24 to 28 July 
• feast of Santa Barbara (Patroness), Piazza Italia, near via Berni. free. takes place on December 4th 
• feast of the Immaculate Conception, Church of the Immaculate Conception, Via Consolare Latina, 51. free. takes place on December 8th 
• new year under the stars, Italy square. free. takes place on December 31st 

What to do

• Archaeological Museum of the Toleriense territory, via carpinetana sud, 144, ☎ 39 06 9781169, fax: 39 06 9781169, @[email protected]. 1.50 EUR, free for schools. Mon-Sat 9: 00-14: 00, Tue and Thu 9: 00-14: 00 and 15: 00-18: 00, Sun and holidays on request. 
• Cremona collection / Marconian Museum, Via degli explosives, 3. museum about communication systems, 6 times winner of the Guinness World Record. 
• Rugby Museum, Corso Filippo Turati, 121, ☎ 39 348 3741683, 39 06 97304901, @[email protected]. visit by appointment by calling the phone or by e-mail. unique in Italy, it collects jerseys and memorabilia of world rugby 

Shopping

• Weekly market, one part extends from Via Artigianato to Piazza Mazzini and the various streets that branch off from the latter and another detached part along Via Berni. The market is held every Tuesday and the part near Piazza Italia also on December 4th. 
• Corso Filippo Turati. One of the main streets of the city that stretches for almost 300 meters. 
• Walking through dreams. Antiques Market which occurs on the third Sunday of each month, except July and August, and takes place along Corso Filippo Turati or in Viale XXV Aprile. 
• Passion hobby. It occurs every five Sundays, except July and August, and takes place along Corso Filippo Turati or in Viale XXV Aprile. 
• Fair of plants and flowers. It occurs on 17 and 18 April in Viale XXV Aprile. 

How to have fun

Where to eat

Where stay

Safety

There are no particular safety recommendations.

How to keep in touch

Post office

In Colleferro there are two post offices, the main one in Largo San Francesco, 1, the other on Via Casilina km.49. All the offices have a postal and Bancoposta service. Hours are generally 8-19 from Monday to Friday, 8-12 on Saturdays and are closed on Sundays.

Internet

Since 10 June 2010, the municipality of Colleferro has provided the two historic squares of the city, Piazza Italia and Piazza Mazzini, with the Wi-Fi service, thanks to the initiative of the Province of Rome, province wi-fi, while from 5 January 2011, the municipality has provided the municipal library with a Wi-Fi connection.

Keep informed

Since 1994 the free newspaper Cronache Cittadine has been published weekly in Colleferro and daily the Quotidiano Sera sheet dealing with Colleferro and the surrounding areas. Since February 2016 the online newspaper www.casilinanews.it has been dealing with the news of Colleferro and the Valle del Sacco, becoming the local pivotal site for the number of pages visited and appreciation on social networks

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